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The Baccalieu Island Ecological Reserve is one of the most interesting places to visit on the North Shore of Conception Bay. The following photo essay is about a group of European Divers who took a tour around Baccalieu Island with Ocean Quest Adventures of Conception Bay South. The article, written by Lillian Simmons and photographed by Dennis Flynn, was published in the Compass:

Baccalieu Island:
Rugged Beauty Attracts More Than Birds

News from Cupids 400

The NEW Cupids 400 Website
is now available >>

Opening Event for Cupids 400
New Year's Celebrations in Cupids
was held on December 31st / January 1st

Photos from New Year's Eve in Cupids >>

William Gilbert - News
Cupids 400 Archaeology

An Ontario Genealogist with a keen interest in Newfoundland history has discovered, a 17th century will from Cupids, a very important document for both the early history of Cupids and the early history of Canada. Information about the will on William Gilbert's Baccalieu Digs > >

William Gilbert and his team of archeologists in Cupids have unearthed the remains of a stone wall that may have housed cannons to defend Canada's first English settlement, established on the shore of Conception Bay in 1610. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited the site earlier this month during their royal tour of Canada. Article from the Ottawa Citizen > >

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The Olympic Torch Relay took place in Conception Bay North on November 14, 2009:

Colouring Sheets of Olympic Mascots:
Miga > > Sumi > > Quatchi > >

Photos from the Vancouver 2010
Olympic Tourch Relay:

Tourch Relay in Spaniard's Bay > >
Tourch Relay in Bay Roberts > >
Tourch Relay in Cupids > >

Royal Visit to Cupids from The Royal Channel: The Offical Channel of the British Monarchy.

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AVALON AMBASSADORS

The Avalon Ambassadors are on Facebook!
Ambassadors' Facebook Group

Cultural Careers Conference
" Find a Passion - Make it Work!"
was held in conjunction with Western Regional Drama Festival sponsored by the Northern Avalon Tourism Association in partnership with Eastern School District,
College of the North Atlantic,
with funding provided by
ACOA and Service Canada.

The conference and the drama festival were held at the College of the North Atlantic & the Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre.
Photos from April 3, 2009 >>
Photos from April 4, 2009 >>

Cupids 400 - 2010

Cupids 400 Inc. is involving communities in the area in the celebration of the first permanent English Settlement in Canada in Cupids in 1610.

Journalist - Photographer Dennis Flynn retraces John Guy's “Voyage of the Indeavour" Starting August 14/09 > >

Archeologist Bill Gilbert
Identifies Engraving

William Gilbert, chief archeologist with the Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corp., has published an article in the journal Post-Medieval Archaeology identifying a copper plate engraving from the 17th century as a depiction of John Guy's meeting with the Beothuk in Trinity Bay in 1612. The engraving was long identified as one of Bartholomew Gosnold trading with Native Americans in New England in 1602.

CBC article - Bill Gilbert's findings >>

Description of John Guy's men meeting Beothuk (based on journal accounts and written in modern English) >>

PDF version of Bill Gilbert's paper >>

Information about Cupids which will be celebrating its 400th Anniversary in 2010.>>

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